in Ho-Ho-Kus.

Ho-Ho-Kus has roughly 4,000 residents across approximately 1.7 square miles in northwestern Bergen. The borough's K-8 Ho-Ho-Kus Public School sends students for grades 9-12 to either Northern Highlands Regional HS or — uniquely in Bergen via long-standing inter-district choice — Ramsey High School. The Hermitage National Historic Landmark and the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn date the central streets to the eighteenth century. Ordinance 2026-113 (draft 2/4/2026) is in preparation to repeal and replace Chapter 2 (Affordable Housing) and Chapter 17 (Development Fees), implementing Round 4 under P.L. 2024 c.2 with Uniform Housing Affordability Controls alignment. Apartment rent is unregulated locally; statewide protections apply, including 46:8-21.2 (1.5x deposit cap), Anti-Eviction Act, and FCHA. The 2024 general tax rate was 2.407 per $100 assessed — one of the lower in Bergen. DCA's 2025-26 methodology designates Ho-Ho-Kus for visual lead-paint inspection, 3-year cycle per P.L. 2024 c.74. NJ Transit Main Line rail from Ho-Ho-Kus Station reaches Hoboken with PATH transfer to Manhattan averaging 52 minutes. Landlord-tenant matters file at Bergen Special Civil Part in Hackensack [per hhkborough.com Ord 2026-113 draft].

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52 min

$1,203,000

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Check with clerk

Not required

2.407 per $100 (Bergen Co. Bd. of Taxation, Feb 2025)

Visual Inspection NJ DCA / N.J.A.C. 5:28A

No active local ordinance (state baseline applies)

No standalone ordinance identified

Mount Laurel 4th Round (2025–2035)

Bergen County is in DCA Region 1 (regional prospective need = 27,743 units across the region). Obligations binding 7/1/2025–6/30/2035 per P.L.2024 c.2.

• Borough preparing Ord. 2026-113 ('Repeal and Replace Ch. 2 Affordable Housing and Ch. 17 Development Fees'), draft 2/4/2026, implementing Round 4 + UHAC alignment.
• Per-town RDP not yet publicly verified; see DCA Round 4 Calculation Workbook for binding number.

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All 70 Bergen municipalities supported. NJ compliance baked in: Section 8 acceptance, FCHA two-phase screening, $50 application fee cap, lead-safe certification tracking.

• Security deposits are capped at 1.5× monthly rent under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2. Your landlord must hold the deposit in an NJ FDIC-insured account and pay annual interest (§46:8-19). Return within 30 days of move-out (§46:8-21.1) or face double damages.
• Fair Chance in Housing — landlords cannot ask about criminal history on the initial application. Background checks happen only after a conditional offer (N.J.S.A. 46:8-52 et seq.).
• Section 8 — your housing-choice voucher is a protected source of income. A landlord cannot decline an applicant because they intend to pay with Section 8 (NJLAD).
• Eviction — good cause required for all evictions under the NJ Anti-Eviction Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1). Lease expiration alone is not grounds.